RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The American Board of Family Medicine: Celebrating 50 Years of Continuing Transformation
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP S69
OP S74
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2020.S1.190444
VO 33
IS Supplement
A1 Puffer, James C.
YR 2020
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/Supplement/S69.abstract
AB The history of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) is briefly recounted by focusing on 4 major touchstones that can be considered instrumental in shaping its development as the third largest specialty board in the United States. These include the board’s founding, its implementation of maintenance of certification, the creation of its research enterprise, and its culture. The importance of each of these touchstones to the unique contributions that the ABFM has made to the specialty board community is explored.